Beauty Trends

Exfoliation guide for different skin needs

20 May 2022




A super complete guide with everything you need to know about face, body and scalp scrubs!

What is the importance of exfoliation?

This step of your beauty routine allows you to remove excess dead skin cells that is deposited on the surface of the epidermis and that makes it dull, thick and rough. This accumulation of cells hampers also the penetration of active ingredients through the skin. On the other hand, who has an oily and prone to blackheads or pimples, can benefit a lot of exfoliation in order to reduce the development of this type of flaws.

 

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What forms of exfoliation exist?

The exfoliating can pursue its action through:

Physical, containing beads that eliminate mechanically the dead cells that settle to the surface of the skin;
Chemist vehicular, acids that break the links between the cells of the epidermis;
Enzyme, supplying the skin natural enzymes that break down the same links affected by chemical exfoliants.
There are currently care for every taste, skin types and personal concerns. The masks and creams exfoliators are no longer the only ways to find these ingredients as you may also find them in cleaning, care, séruns and moisturizing tonic.

 

There are products suitable to exfoliate the face daily?

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There are. If you don't have the time to perform a weekly exfoliation, you can choose to do it in your face cleaning. To do this, you can use the gel cleanser such as Neostrata Skin Active Exfoliating Wash, which promotes a delicate chemical exfoliation, or perform an Exfoliating massage and anti aging with Foreo Luna 2 , which features different devices to the various types of skin.
Alternatively, you can choose to use a toner after scrub your cleaning, applying it every night or every other night. In this sense the Vichy Peeling radiance activating peeling for night is an excellent choice!

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In case you want a more intense exfoliation, and that provides a anti aging action, the Martiderm Night renew soft peeling skin renewal, moisturising and cell repair are exactly what you are looking for.
If on the other hand, if you have an oily and prone to imperfections skin, most common in adolescence and early adulthood, the Avène Cleanance mask-scrub will also remove excess oils.
For those who already have the word "practice" as a middle name, even opt for a moisturizer that can perform this function. In this sense, the creams containing retinoids such as Skinceuticals Retinol 0.3, are without doubt an excellent option, as they allow for stimulating cell renewal of the epidermis, while at the same time reduce also the oiliness of the skin and stimulate collagen production. This will help as well to reduce the depth of wrinkles, brighten the skin and to make it more firm. 

Can I exfoliate sensitive skin?

Of course Yes! In this case, the secret is in the products used, but also on how often you use them.
If your skin tends to irritate with ease, you can use the sérum Sesderma Mandelac that will help lighten and brighten the skin.
On the other hand, if you prefer a physical exfoliation, the La Roche Posay Physiological ultrafine facial scrub will allow your smooth skin without compromising your comfort.
In both cases, it is important to respect the indications of the brand relating to the frequency of use, but must above all "hear" your skin!

 

And what can I use to exfoliate the skin of the body?

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In this case you can opt for a body scrub, as the Caudalie Divine Scrub or a moisturizer with a gentle Exfoliating action, as is the SVR 10 Xérial that contains 10% urea. For the more rugged areas of the body, and that require a more intense exfoliation, you can opt for a watch with a higher concentration of urea. To this end, the SVR has 30 body Xérial and Xérial 30 feet.

 

Does my hair also needs to exfoliate?

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Not necessarily ... But, if you have oily scalps or if your hair is particularly thin, it can benefit from a capillary scrub! Currently there are care that allow to exfoliate your scalp and that provide a superior cleaning, but also greater stimulation of Microcirculation, which  can stimulate capillary growth. Example of this are the Vichy Micro Peel anti-dandruff care and refreshing, and the brand like Nioxin Scalp renew with refreshing and revitalizing action.

 

Article written by Marta Ferneira, collaborator of sweetcare, pharmaceutical and Beauty Expert, for Revista Activa.